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But really why does ATP keep picking bands from the same old "indie rock" genre.
If its an "indie" band *curating* then the bill will just be more of the same. just like last year and the year before, etc...

We need ATP to pick a more inspired choice for curator. How about the Mars Volta? Or M.I.A? Os Mutantes (are they still going/alive)? You get the idea.

What would be the most interesting artist as curator?
Past highlights for me have been Matt Groening, Autechre, Tortoise.

Doesn't the Pitchfork festival only put on bands that had an 8.0 album in the last year or something. At least ATP has a recognizable personality. If you like it then go, if you find it boring there's other festivals out there.

I know loads of people will post before me by the time I've typed this, but the mars volta have done it. And I thought the Patton 1 was quite good for strange picks that you wouldn't expect.

Plus they've got the other weekend to announce this week so hopefully they'll throw a curveball in and put up a really odd pick. Although it might be an ATP vs somebody else one so we'll have to make do with a line-up of the usual suspects plus stranger stuff.

But I think the problem they have is how many acts can you convince to come play in the middle of no way in front of not that many people for what is probably alot less than any other festival would offer?

They probably ask tons of different people/acts every year but find the only people whom'll say yes have done it before or are mates with Sonic Youth or Dinosaur Jr etc. Which is a shame but I guess that's how it all goes.

Fretblanket have had more success in the United States than in their native Britain, which the band put down to the attitude of the British music press. The band has been described as "one of the first British groups to reflect the worldwide influence of Nirvana's Nevermind"

Your point is that, while you really like Pavement and would like to see them, you think they're a poor choice because they're bound to pick a terrible line-up? Seems a bizarre point to try and make.

I'm usually the first person to join in with the criticism that ATP line-ups can be a bit stale (the 10 years one doesn't appeal to me at all, despite me understanding why they're putting it on) but it seems crazy in this case. The last round included one where fans were asked to pick bands that had never played before, and they're hardly going to turn down Pavement on the grounds that they might pick some familiar bands. Seriously, they're a great headliner and there's no reason yet to think that the line-up won't be great too.